Perhaps, perhaps not. I wouldn't be surprised if they were foolish enough to try it but I can tell you right now that if it does happen, it is going on my list of most appalling moments in the EU. The end of the duel in The Force Unleashed II tops it right now but if Chewie comes back, that will be my number 1 most appalling moment in the EU.

Things that seem absurdly simple, yet if they were so why weren't they done earlier? Because they weren't, yet once they exist it's as if they always have done!

Without knowing the how, it's foolish to rush to judgement. If it is done at all, it will be one of the most stakes moves going and the only rule of making those moves? That you stack the deck in your favour to begin with!

Even if they came up with some reasonable, workable explanation for how Chewie can come back after all this time I still probably won't like it. I will probably buy the reason on how he survived but not be okay with him being back. Just seems really tacky to me.

I don't have a "reasonable, workable" concept in mind, I have a blinder of a move that neither of us can conceptualise yet, when placed in front of us, chances are good the response will be: Yes, like that.

I wouldn't be surprised if Chewie was already dead in Episode VII regardless of whether anyone working on the movie knows anything about the EU. He was already a secondary character to start with; his role in any of the sequels would be tertiary at best. Having him die between trilogies, regardless of how it happened, would be a way of conveying to the audience how much time has passed and how much things have changed for the characters of the OT. That idea becomes even more likely if Peter Mayhew is unable or unwilling to reprise the role; why insult his legacy by bringing in someone else to shoot what would most likely be nothing more than a gratuitous cameo? The Terminator franchise killed off its main character off-screen between its second and third films, and not that Terminator 3 is some unreproachable bastion of great storytelling, but it's been done before and I don't think it's at all unlikely that the same thing could be done to a secondary character like Chewie who would probably have almost nothing to do in the movie anyway.

The fact is that he's not a major character and shouldn't be shoved into the movie if the story has nothing for him to do. It's a toss-up, there's just no way to know at this point.

The fact is that he's not a major character and shouldn't be shoved into the movie if the story has nothing for him to do. It's a toss-up, there's just no way to know at this point.

This is Star wars we're talking about here. They threw Chewie into Episode III and made him friends with Yoda for god knows what reason . . . they're not going to ignore it if there's even the slightest chance some fans might like it then they will do it.

So people who don't have the same perception and expectations for the ST that you do, are "thick-headed" or have some other sort of problem?

You could have left your first question as it was and might have sparked some good discussion. I'm not sure why you felt the need to insult people.

Not trying to insult people. The lack of logic is astounding though.
I'm not saying people are "stupid", just blinded by their love of the EU such that they can't see the obvious.

I love the EU just as much if not more than any of them and if it were up to me Episode 7 would follow the EU to the letter. But i'm a realist and the quality of films is more important. I'd rather have great films than crap films that follow the EU.

Didn't Lucas sign off on major decisions, such as Chewie dying? And they already said they are using Lucas' story treatments for the next 3 movies, so it would make absolutely no sense that Lucas would sign off on his death, then include him in the next movie. Therfore, Chewie will probably be in the next movie.

You don't have to get upset everytime someone posts something you don't like bro, this is the internet. It's going to happen.

Life will be more enjoyable if you just relax, trust me

LOL wut?

What's up with you turning conversations about Star Wars topics into discussions about individual posters and then offering condescending "advice" to people who call you on that? I've seen it more than once.

Here's a thought: some people will want Chewbacca's EU fate not to be retconned. And will say so.

But you don't have to get upset every time someone posts something you don't like--sis. This is the Internet. People will have different opinions on what should happen in the ST. Life will be more enjoyable if you just relax, trust me.